Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 13796Identity fraud (attempted) · Co. Leitrim

Leitrim animal welfare charity reports attempted identity fraud

Leitrim Animal Welfare, an animal welfare centre in County Leitrim, reported an attempted identity fraud in which a person used the name of its late founder, Christine Coulson, to seek non-profit benefits through Goodstack. The charity was alerted by an email from Goodstack asking it to confirm whether a person claiming to volunteer for it was genuine. The incident date is not given in the reporting, and the suspect is not identified. The charity contacted gardaí, and the matter is under investigation, with no arrest or charge reported as of the latest article on 8 May 2025.

  1. Reported8 May
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Someone falsely claimed to be Christine Coulson to access non-profit benefits through Goodstack on behalf of the charity.
  • Goodstack emailed the charity asking it to confirm whether a person claiming to volunteer for it was genuine.
Where
The affected organisation is Leitrim Animal Welfare, an animal welfare centre in County Leitrim.
When
The article was published on 8 May 2025, and no incident date is given.
Cause
The claim was made using a fraudulent email address that is not linked to the charity.
Investigation
The charity contacted gardaí, and the matter is under investigation.
Other details
  • Christine Coulson, the charity's late founder, died in 2024.
  • The charity described the incident as a serious case of attempted identity fraud and the impersonation as deeply distressing and criminal.
  • The suspect is recorded only as a person, and no name, age, sex or nationality is given.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatSomeone falsely claimed to be Christine Coulson to access non-profit benefits through Goodstack on behalf of the charity. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whatThe charity received an email from Goodstack asking it to confirm whether a person claiming to volunteer for it was genuine. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • whereThe affected organisation is Leitrim Animal Welfare. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • causeThe claim was made using a fraudulent email address not linked to the charity. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • investigationThe matter is under investigation by gardaí. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherChristine Coulson, the charity's late founder, died in 2024. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe charity described the incident as a serious case of attempted identity fraud. (leitrimobserver.ie)
  • otherThe charity described the impersonation as deeply distressing and criminal. (leitrimobserver.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 8 May2025
    Reportedleitrimobserver.ie, first report
    Leitrim animal welfare centre reports ‘serious case of identity theft’

    Reports an attempted identity fraud using the name of the charity's late founder to obtain Goodstack non-profit benefits. The article gives no incident date.

    victim, Christine CoulsonChristine Coulsonsuspect